On Monday night, the latest player to be named the best in the world will receive the Ballon d’Or trophy in Paris along with their male counterpart. This year sees 30 of the best players around the globe nominated for the Ballon d’Or, all hoping to take home the prestigious award.
The front runners are FC Barcelona duo Aitana Bonmati and Caroline Graham Hansen with the former picking up the award last year. US fans will be hopeful that the “Triple Espresso” Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson will have their fine seasons reflected in the vote, with the latter most likely to trouble the upper echelons of the rankings.
Due to conflicts with the international schedule in the women’s game, several high-profile names, including the USWNT head coach Emma Hayes nominated for best coach, will not be present.
The Sporting News will be updating once the 2024 awards are announced.
The nominees for the 2024 women’s Ballon d’Or
| Name | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Barbra Banda | Orlando Pride | Zambia |
| Aitana Bonmati | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Lucy Bronze | Chelsea | England |
| Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | USA |
| Mallory Swanson | Chicago Red Stars | USA |
| Glodis Viggosdottir | Bayern Munich | Iceland |
| Tarciane | Houston Dash | USA |
| Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns | USA |
| Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | Jamaica |
| Lea Schuller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit | USA |
| Mayra Ramirez | Chelsea | Colombia |
| Gabi Portilho | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Alexia Putellas | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Salma Paralluelo | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | Norway |
| Lauren James | Chelsea | England |
| Ewa Pajor | FC Barcelona | Poland |
| Manuela Giugliano | Roma | Italy |
| Lauren Hemp | Manchester City | England |
| Lindsey Horan | Lyon | USA |
| Sjoeke Nusken | Chelsea | Germany |
| Marie-Antoinette Katoto | PSG | France |
| Caroline Graham Hansen | FC Barcelona | Norway |
| Yui Hasegawa | Manchester City | Japan |
| Giulia Gwinn | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Patricia Guijarro | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Grace Geyoro | PSG | France |
| Tabitha Chawinga | Lyon | Malawi |
| Mariona Caldentey | Arsenal | Spain |
What time does the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony start?
The ceremony will start at 8:45pm local time in Paris at the Theatre du Chatelet.
Here’s the start time for US time zones:
| HST | 9:45am |
| AKDT | 11:45am |
| PDT, MST | 12:45pm |
| MDT | 13:45pm |
| CDT | 14:45pm |
| EDT | 15:45pm |
List of Ballon d’Or Feminin winners
| 2023 | Aitana Bonmati |
| 2022 | Alexia Putellas |
| 2021 | Alexia Putellas |
| 2020 | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Megan Rapinoe |
| 2018 | Ada Hegerberg |
Who won Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024?
Aitana Bonmati won her second Ballon d’Or trophy in a row tonight, finishing ahead of her team mates, Caroline Graham Hansen in second and with Salma Paralluelo completing the podium places.
Bonmati was presented with the award by Hollywood star and Angel City owner Natalie Portman.
Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024: Full ranking of 2024 nominees
| Ranking | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | Aitana Bonmati (Spain) |
| 2nd | Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway) |
| 3rd | Salma Paralluelo (Spain) |
| 4th | Sophia Smith (USA) |
| 5th | Lindsey Horan (USA) |
| 6th | Mallory Swanson (USA) |
| 7th | Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) |
| 8th | Mariona Caldentey (Spain) |
| 9th | Trinity Rodman (USA) |
| 10th | Alexia Putellas (Spain) |
| 11th | Patricia Guijarro (Spain) |
| 12th | Barbra Banda (Zambia) |
| 13th | Lauren James (England) |
| 14th | Ada Hegerberg (Norway) |
| 15th | Khadija Shaw (Jamaica) |
| 16th | Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi) |
| 17th | Alyssa Naeher (USA) |
| 18th | Gabi Portilho (Brazil) |
| 19th | Giulia Gwinn (Germany) |
| 20th | Lucy Bronze (England) |
| 21st | Mayra Ramirez (Colombia) |
| 22nd | Glodis Viggosdottir (Iceland) |
| 23rd | Tarciane (Brazil) |
| 24th | Lea Schuller (Germany) |
| 25th | Sjoeke Nusken (Germany) |
| 26th | Yui Hasegawa (Japan) |
| 27th | Manuela Giugliano (Italy) |
| 28th | Lauren Hemp (England) |
| 29th | Ewa Pajor (Poland) |
| 30th | Grace Geyoro (France) |